CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, the President awarded Indore as the cleanest city for the sixth consecutive year as part of the Azadi75 Swachh Survekshan 2022, hosted as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban 2.0.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indore bagged the title of India’s cleanest city for the sixth time in a row as the results of the Central government’s annual cleanliness survey ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’ were announced.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indore was adjudged India’s cleanest city for the sixth time in a row, while Surat and Navi Mumbai followed it on the next two spots in Swachh Survekshan, which also declared Madhya Pradesh as the best performing state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indore has been adjudged the cleanest city of India for the sixth year in a row, while Madhya Pradesh is the cleanest state in the country. Surat is the second cleanest city and Navi Mumbai comes a close third in the category of cities with a population more than a lakh.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why In News? In the Swachh Survekshan 2022 ranking released on October 1, 2022, Ghaziabad has secured the first position in the state and 12th in the country, leaving behind Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh among cities with a population of more than one million.